After reading the instructions here: http://benstechcents.blogspot.com/2009/01/making-appletv-into-mythtv-frontend.html
and some other information, I decided that I would try and replace my xbox/xbmc/xbmcmythtv frontend with a hacked appletv running a mythbuntu frontend. I made it successfully through step 4 which was reformatting the drive for linux. My appletv boots to the penboot prompt with telnet running and I can telnet in. If I still own a USB CD, I can't find it, so I made a used the tool in Ubuntu to build a mythbuntu USB flash. I tested it on my laptop and it boots fine. I have a USB hub connected to my appletv. I have the mythbuntu USB flash, a usb keyboard and a usb mouse connected. When I hold Menu and - on the remote and reboot, it will not boot from the usb drive. It seems to see it as sdb as well as the keyboard and mouse. I tried following the instructions here: http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/BootingLiveCD and mounting sdb rather than sr0, but no joy. I tried several variations of the mount command, but all say invalid argument. So, I am stuck. I guess I will go buy a USB CD/DVD if necessary, but I want to make sure it is necessary. I know that in these instructions: http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/LinuxUSBPenBoot I edited com.apple.Boot.plist and I was wondering if I needed to edit that file to cause it to look for and boot from the USB flash. I don't know but would appreciate some help. I would like to finish this today or this weekend. Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/atv-bootloader?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
